Region: Europe

Moderna’s surprise EPO win is a boost for its flagging European patent assertions

But the covid-19 jab maker must overcome several more hurdles to get its hands on a slice of Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine revenues

20 May 2024

UK Court of Appeal decision will shape the future of AI patenting

The first instance Emotional Perception ruling made things easier for Artificial Neural Network patentees, but left several important questions unanswered

17 May 2024

Meet MPAI, the standardisation body for artificial intelligence data coding

The international nonprofit with 44 members – like Sisvel, ETRI, Stanford and MIT – is developing 17 standards and the IEEE-SA has already adopted five

16 May 2024

Sweden hesitant to implement stricter criminal liability provisions for employees despite broadening threat landscape

Featured in Trade Secrets Hub 2024

Following an Ericsson corporate espionage case and amid changing security dynamics in Europe, there are calls for stronger provisions to protect companies against unauthorised attacks on trade secrets. However, introducing such legislation is proving challenging as it requires striking a fair balance between trade secret protection and other fundamental rights.

15 May 2024

The US Defend Trade Secrets Act eight years on

IAM spoke to James Pooley, a Silicon Valley lawyer who was instrumental in the DTSA’s creation, to reflect on the changes it has brought in and what’s coming next

14 May 2024

UPC patentees have a losing record in preliminary injunction cases

After almost one year, the new court has offered both encouraging and discouraging signs for IP owners seeking interim sales and manufacturing bans

14 May 2024

Patent licensing companies using dual UPC and US litigation strategy

Seven NPEs have filed 15 infringement actions in the pan-European court, and also filed litigation in US district courts

13 May 2024

10x Genomics suffers another reversal of fortunes with German invalidation in NanoString spat

Following buyout by Bruker, NanoString has struck another blow in worldwide patent dispute against its spatial biology rival

13 May 2024

Malikie Innovations is busy one year after buying BlackBerry patents

From inking a deal within six months to eyeing the UPC – IP Head and IAM Market Maker Angela Quinlan reflects on the past 12 months in an exclusive interview

09 May 2024

Sisvel strikes unique IoT SEP licensing deal with Nordic Semiconductor

Agreement provides certainty in “up-in-the-air” IoT SEP licensing market

09 May 2024